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  Conrad Veidt (left), Barbara Bedford and Ian Keith.
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A Man’s Past
Also known as Der seltsame Fall des Dr. Laroche in Germany
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Six reels
Directed by George Melford

Cast: Conrad Veidt [Paul La Roche], Barbara Bedford [Yvonne Fontaine], Ian Keith [Doctor Fontaine], Arthur Edmund Carewe [Lieutenant Destin], Charles Puffy [the prison doctor], Corliss Palmer [Sylvia Cabot], Edward Reinach [Doctor Renaud], Jean Girardin

Universal Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Universal Pictures Corporation [A Universal Jewel]. / Supervising producer, Paul Kohner. Scenario by Emil Forst, from an adaptation by Paul Kohner of the play Diploma by Emric Foeldes (Imre Földes). Cinematography by Gilbert Warrenton. Intertitles written by Tom Reed. Presented by Carl Laemmle. / Released 1 October 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] The film may have been released in the USA in a sound film version with synchronized music and sound effects. / Silent film.

Drama.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: France

Listing updated: 9 October 2022.

References: Hirschhorn-Universal p. 57 : Website-IMDb.

 
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